1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for South Carolina House District 48
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
Becky Meacham (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph H. Nesbitt (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Becky MeachamRepublican · winner
56.9%4,187
Joseph H. NesbittDemocrat · incumbent
43.1%3,172
7,359 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET